All 5 Uses of
abhor
in
Don Quixote
- It now began to rain a little, and Sancho was for going into the fulling mills, but Don Quixote had taken such an abhorrence to them on account of the late joke that he would not enter them on any account; so turning aside to right they came upon another road, different from that which they had taken the night before.†
Chpt 1.21-22abhorrence = disgust (feeling of complete dislike and revulsion)
- All this passed through my mind, and I strove to comfort myself without comfort, indulging in faint and distant hopes of cherishing that life that I now abhor.†
Chpt 1.27-28 *abhor = hate or detest
- Thou canst not be the fair Luscinda's because thou art mine, nor can she be thine because she is Cardenio's; and it will be easier, remember, to bend thy will to love one who adores thee, than to lead one to love thee who abhors thee now.†
Chpt 1.35-36abhors = hates or detests
- The instant the housekeeper knew who it was, she ran to hide herself so as not to see him; in such abhorrence did she hold him.†
Chpt 2.5-6abhorrence = disgust (feeling of complete dislike and revulsion)
- May thy name be abhorred For thy conduct to ladies, From London to England, From Seville to Cadiz; May thy cards be unlucky, Thy hands contain ne'er a King, seven, or ace When thou playest primera; When thy corns are cut May it be to the quick; When thy grinders are drawn May the roots of them stick.†
Chpt 2.57-58abhorred = hated or detested
Definition:
to hate or detest something
Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
As compared to "hate", "despise", or "loathe", "abhor" is often chosen to indicate moral revulsion.
As compared to "hate", "despise", or "loathe", "abhor" is often chosen to indicate moral revulsion.